D Battery Royal Horse Artillery

D Battery Royal Horse Artillery
Sign outside of the D Battery HQ in Basrah, Iraq attached to HESCO barriers.
Active	1 November 1794 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army
Type	Artillery
Part of	3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery
Anniversaries	Waterloo Day 18 June
Equipment	L118 Light Gun
Battle honours	Ubique

D Battery Royal Horse Artillery are a Close Support Battery of 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery They are currently based in Albemarle Barracks in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

History[]

In 1812, during the Peninsular War, the battery was part of Wellington's Army, where the battery participated in the Battle of Salamanca.^[1][2]

See also[]

• British Army
• Royal Artillery
• Royal Horse Artillery
• List of Royal Artillery Batteries

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Clarke, W.G. (1993). Horse Gunners: The Royal Horse Artillery, 200 Years of Panache and Professionalism. Woolwich: The Royal Artillery Institution. ISBN 09520762-0-9.

External links[]

• "3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery". Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom). Retrieved 12 March 2019.
• "D Battery History". 3 RHA Past & Present Members Association. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
• A. Young. "3rd Regiment RHA". British Army units from 1945 on. Retrieved 20 November 2015.